| The dishwasher was invented by Josephine Cochrane - a socialite who was tired of servants breaking her expensive dishes. |
| Comic and daytime television host Ellen DeGeneres was picked to host the Academy Awards for the second time on March 12, 2014. |
| There is a book titled "Everything Men Know About Women" by Dr. Alan Francis that contains 100 blank pages. |
| A strong sense of humour is associated with intelligence and honesty. That's why, most women are attracted to men with a sense of humour. |
| Bacardi concocted a fruit drink with the name 'Pavian' to suggest French chic, only to realise later that in Germany 'Pavian' means baboon. |
| If you have chewing gum stuck to your clothes, you can boil vinegar, pour it on, then scrub it off. The gum will come off almost instantly. |
| The Karosta Prison in Liepaja, Latvia is a prison hotel. One gets to sleep in a prison room and eat prison food after one signs an agreement; and follows rules and the staff's orders to be insulted and be treated like a prisoner during one's stay. Once a person signs the contract and disobeys their staff's orders, one is forced to do physical exercise or do the cleaning work. |
| The South Canyon underground coal fire near Glenwood Springs, Colorado has been burning since 1910. |
| Caterpillars literally melt down into a sac of fluid cells which are used to create the entire body of a butterfly from scratch. |
| There's is a wheeled alarm clock available named 'Clocky', it runs away and hides and you need to get you out of bed to stop its ringing. |